Gospodarka

The total burden of PIT and social insurance premiums in the case of teachers who received money for overtime for January could reach up to 90% of gross pay. A person who was supposed to get extra salary of about PLN 750 received PLN 16 - writes "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

In January this year. over 33 thousand registered in Poland new passenger cars and vans with a GVM up to 3.5t, i.e. a decrease by 9.26% rdr - informed the Samar Institute. Companies are responsible for 67.8 percent. new car market.more

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck believes that his country must look for an alternative to Russian gas. He criticized the possibility of launching the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.more

Rishi Sunak has warned households suffering from Britain’s worsening cost of living crisis to brace themselves for further increases in energy costs later this year, as critics said his £9bn emergency package was insufficient to prevent millions more struggling with fuel poverty.more

Iceland - one of the three countries in the world where whaling is still allowed - intends to end this practice by 2024. The reason is low demand, the Icelandic government informed yesterday.more

Employees in response to rising costs of living should not ask for too large increases, as it will drive inflation even more. suggested Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England (BoE).more

Most UK households will get a £ 350 discount to moderate rising energy costs, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced today, in response to a 54% increase in the maximum energy price ceiling.more

The recovery of the UK service sector regained momentum last month as Omicron coronavirus restrictions and case numbers eased back, according to new figures.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today raised its main interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in response to rising inflation in the United Kingdom. This is the second interest rate hike in a row.more

The Northern Irish Minister for Agriculture ordered last night that checks on agri-food goods imported from the rest of the United Kingdom be halted from midnight. According to Ireland, this is a breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol and therefore international law.more

The UK government yesterday unveiled its long-announced strategy for equalizing development and life chances between different parts of the country. This was a major promise made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the recent House of Commons elections in 2019.more

Inflation, the lack of plots of land and new regulations will be the main factors contributing to a further increase in home prices, assessed the Polish Association of Developers. The union forecasts that this year flats on the primary market will become more expensive by 7-10 percent.more

The internet giant said it was offering 40 entry to degree-level apprenticeship schemes, including new schemes in the areas of publishing, retailing, marketing, and a programme focused on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).more

Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in nearly 10 years after shop inflation almost doubled over the past month, data suggests.more

Most of the products subject to zero VAT fell from a few to several dozen groszy. It is hard to expect that this will change the situation in trade with the galloping costs of energy, wages and raw materials - reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

Experts said there are also signs that households are starting to dip into excess savings. more

Cost of living crisis and higher tax rates push workers back to full-time employment.more

Resolution Foundation thinktank report says third of ‘returners’ on temporary or zero-hours contractsmore

There could be as many as a million missing workers in the UK job market, experts say.more

Proposed changes to alcohol duty will lead to higher prices and less choice for wine drinkers, the owner of wine merchant Laithwaites has warned.more

The incentive to convert loans is declining. Customers do not want to pay higher installments in PLN. This may change if the ECB also raises rates - reports today's "Puls Biznesu".more

The increase in UK social security contributions planned from April to be allocated to the NHS will take place, once again Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak made clear.more

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's largest grain exporters, could have repercussions far beyond its borders. It is threatening to raise food prices anyway and cause social unrest in the world, according to the Wall Street Journal.more

The government needs to do "a lot more" to help people struggling with the cost of living, a minister has said, as some Tory MPs called for a rise in National Insurance to be delayed. more

More than three million people have yet to file their self-assessment tax return just days before an, albeit less stringent, deadline of 31 January.more